Klingande
Klingande | |
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Birth name | Cédric Steinmyller |
Born | Croix, Nord, France | 30 November 1991
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Klingande Music, Ultra Records |
Members | Cédric Steinmyller |
Past members | Edgar Catry |
Website | http://www.klingandemusic.com/ |
Cédric Steinmyller (born 30 November 1991),[2] best known by his stage name Klingande, is a French DJ and tropical house producer with a prominent use of the piano and the saxophone.[3] Klingande was originally a duo, until 2015, consisting of Steinmyller and fellow Frenchman Edgar Catry (born 1991). The name Klingande is pronounced [²klɪŋandɛ], which is Swedish for "chiming".
Background
Name origin
The stage name, as well as some of his songs, are in Swedish because of Steinmyller's admiration of the language. According to him, it sounds like it's being sung when it's just being spoken. With this in mind, the name was founded after a search in a Swedish dictionary.[4] Klingande is the present participle of the Swedish verb (att) klinga, which means '(to) chime' or '(to) sound'. The artist name thus means 'chiming' or 'sounding'.[5] Klingande is also inspired by Steinmyller's admiration for Swedish artists such as Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.[6]
Musical style
Steinmyller describes his music as "melodic house".[5]
Career
2012: Formation
Formed in December 2012, Klingande was originally a duo consisting of Steinmyller and fellow Frenchman Edgar Catry (born 1991)[7] When they were 10 years old, Catry and Steinmyller met at the Cross School, in northern France.[8] Steinmyller was more interested in the teaching of music theory before he distinguishing himself as a DJ whereas Catry was more interested in piano in which he studied for more than four years.[8] Steinmyller had moved to London to study at Point Blank Music College for a year.[9] After returning from London to his hometown, Steinmyller had spent time with Catry before discovering their same admiration for deep house producers such as Bakermat and Nico Push. Klingande was soon formed.[8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/KlingandeLandshut.jpg/350px-KlingandeLandshut.jpg)
2013: "Punga" and "Jubel"
Klingande self-released their debut single, "Punga" which gained attention and eventually made it to the French Singles Chart, peaking at number 86, the song has also peaked at number 62 in Austria, number 59 in Germany and number 41 in Switzerland. They found international chart success with their follow-up single "Jubel" which was released on September 10, 2013. The song peaked at number 5 on the French Singles Chart and at number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Poland. The song was also a top five hit in Australia, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom and a top 10 hit in Denmark and the Netherlands.[8]
2014: Klingande goes solo
In 2014, they released a remix of Clean Bandit's "Extraordinary".[8] Edgar Catry leaves the group shortly after, prompting Steinmyller to continue using the stage name, as a solo act.[7]
2015–present: "RIVA", "Losing U" and "Somewhere New"
On March 2, 2015, Steinmyller released his first single as a solo act, titled "RIVA (Restart the Game)" featuring French singer Broken Back.[9][10] It was released via Klingande Music with exclusive license to Ultra Records. An official music video was uploaded by Ultra Records' YouTube channel on 19 March 2015.[11] The song had charted in several countries including France, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Norway and Switzerland. It was also certified gold by FIMI.
In 2016, he released two singles: "Losing U"[12] featuring Daylight and "Somewhere New"[13] featuring M-22 and uncredited vocals from English recording artist Jodie Connor. An official music video for "Losing U" was uploaded by Ultra Records on 11 March 2016.[14]
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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FRA [15] |
AUS [16] |
AUT [17] |
BEL [18] |
DEN [19] |
FIN [20] |
GER [21] |
ITA [22] |
NLD [23] |
NOR [24] |
SWE [25] |
SWI [26] |
UK [27] | ||||
2013 | "Punga" | 86 | — | 62 | 24 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Jubel" | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
2015 | "RIVA (Restart the Game)" | 144 | 56 | 13 | 69 | — | — | 9 | 19 | — | 36 | — | 6 | — |
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2016 | "Losing U" | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Somewhere New" (featuring M-22) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 [31] |
— | — | 35 | — | — | |||
2017 | "Pumped Up" | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 [32] |
71 [33] |
— | — | ||
2018 | "Rebel Yell" (with Krishane) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
- ^ "Rebel Yell" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[34]
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref |
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2016 | NRJ Music Awards | Best French DJ | Klingande | Nominated | [35] |
References
- ^ "Ultra Music President On the Next Big Trend In Electronic Music".
- ^ "Klingande - Jubel". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ Klingande: Die neue Nummer eins in den Charts
- ^ Levi Haers, Interview Klingande, Levihaers.com, 12 December 2013
- ^ a b Template:De icon Erfolgsstory: Klingande, blogzimbalam.de, december 2013
- ^ "Klingande | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Klingande". Partyflock (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e "NRJ Réunion : Hit Music Only. Radio FM, Musique en ligne, clips, videos, artistes". nrj.re. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Klingande Bio | Klingande Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "RIVA (Restart the Game) [feat. Broken Back] [Radio Edit] - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Ultra Music (2015-03-19), Klingande feat. Broken Back – RIVA (Restart the game) [Official Video], retrieved 2016-11-17
- ^ "Losing U (feat. Daylight) - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Somewhere New (feat. M-22) [Radio Edit] - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Ultra Music (2016-03-11), Klingande - Losing U feat. Daylight (Official Video), retrieved 2016-11-17
- ^ "Discographie Klingande". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Klingande - Jubel (Song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Riva (Restart the Game)": Ryan, Gavin (28 February 2015). "ARIA Singles: Ellie Goulding 50 Shades Of Grey Song Spends Second Week On Top". Noise11. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Discographie Klingande". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discografie Klingande". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discography Klingande". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Diskografia Klingande". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "Discographie Klingande". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak positions for Klingande singles in Italy:
- All except where noted: "Discography Klingande". Italian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- For "Losing U": "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 2016-04-08 al 2016-04-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Discografie Klingande". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Diskografi Klingande". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discography Klingande". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Klingande". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Klingande". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Italian single certifications – Klingande" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 March 2014. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Klingande" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Klingande" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 May 2015. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Klingande" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "VG-lista – Klingande". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Swedish Heatseeker Chart – 16 mars 2018". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Palmares NRJ DJ AWARDS 2016 - Meilleurs DJs". NRJ.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
External links
Media related to Klingande at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website